Home chapter 6

"Well, who are you!?" the woman demanded peering at Armin and Hannes through cat-like eyes

"We were called in from the mid-eastern front," Hannes said masking his voice in a deeper tone

"I see," the woman said nodding her head "alright then you can come help me here" and with that, she set off past them continuing head " I take it from your vails that you don't have names yet"

"No we don't," Hannes said casually following behind the woman "you have your name don't you?"

"I do," the woman said stopping to look at the two of them "its jaws," she said lifting her chin for them to see her mask

"How did you get that name?" Hannes asked

"I stole it," jaws said her eyes going distant "from its previous owner" with a snort she continued on. Stopping in front of a door the jaws ushered them in, the room reeked of burnt flesh, blood, and smoke. "Damn armored colossal titan's made a damn mess of that girl"

"That bad?" Armin said trying to sound nonchalant as the jaws titan started cleaning the room

"Ya, she's been here for the past four days," the jaws titan said "they've been torturing her for the last three"

"Who is she?" Hannes asked already knowing the answer

"You don't know?" the jaws titan said looking up at Hannes from where she was cleaning, making Armin's blood run cold "well I guess you wouldn't having come from the front"

"Ya," Hannes said with a chuckle "not much info from home out there"

"Ya," the jaws titan said nodding her head "anyway, supposedly she's a high ranking deserter"

"A deserter?" Hannes echoed risking a quick glance at Armin who stood petrified

"Ya, they say she was on a mission on the island and went AWOL, wasn't till the beast demanded her back that the armored and colossal titan could bring her back"

"What was her mission?" Hannes asked as he threw a loose pebble at Armin waking him from his stupor

"No clew" the jaws titan said as she stood up having finished the room "all I know is it was a big one, anyway thanks for the help report back to your caption, tell him I needed your help" and with that the jaws titan left the room and made her way back the way they came

"A deserter..." Armin muttered to himself "but that makes no scenes..."

"We don't have time to dwell on it we need to go," Hannes said pushing Armin through the door and down the hall.

As they continued to wander the dim halls of the holding facility Armin scanned the walls for any sign of where they might be holding Annie and Eren, finding nothing. Turning the corner they came face to face with the same little girl who was in the dinner, her face was covered by the same black mask, but it was her.

"You!" she shouted her eyes going wide "how the hell did you get in here!" breaking into a sprint she ran the way she had just come calling out for support. Dashing after her Hannes caught her as they entered into a large mess hall full of other warriors, most with black mask's. "Kill them!" the girl said struggling under Hannes's grip "their here for the traitor!"

Releasing the girl Hannes stood pulling his knife in one flew motion as the titans enclosed them in a circle.

Slamming his elbow into a titan's neck, Eren caught the man before he hit the ground dragging him around the corner to a shady corner where Annie lay still unconscious. Striping the man of his jacket, mask, and knife Eren threw the man over and picked Annie up again keeping one hand free. Crouching low Eren snuck out of the corner and into the open hallway, making his way along the wall Eren came to an intersection on his right was a set of doors, on the left there was a long hallway with doors dotting the walls on either side, straight ahead was another hallway, heading straight Eren gasped as he entered into a kitchen where several cooks toiled over stoves and counters, none of them noticing Eren as he backed out of the kitchen, setting Annie down he crept back to the kitchen and watched the cooks work, 'five cooks, one guard' Eren thought as he studied the room.

Suddenly the room erupted in to a panic as the guard went flying back his head hitting the wall to Eren's right looking around the corner Eren's jaw tightened as he saw a short blonde woman slash one of the charging cooks, from above her in the ventilation shaft dropped another woman drop down, instantly Eren recognized her as Hitch Dreyse.

Jumping into action Eren charged at one of the cooks slamming into him at full force sending him spalling back into one of the counters, turning he saw Hitch duck under a slash by one of the cooks while the short woman stabbed her knife into the thigh of another cook, spinning on his heels Eren ducked under the slash of the last cook. Jumping back Eren produced the knife he stole, catching the cooks blade on his Eren stumbled back on the body of the cook he had smashed into the counter. Falling to the floor Eren crawled back his back hitting the counter as the cook lifted his cleaver over his head. Suddenly there came a wet thud and with it, a blade protrudes from the chest of the last cook, with a clatter the cook fell to the floor dead.

"Eren, nice to know you can handle a simple cook," Annie said as she yanked the guard's knife out of the cook

"Annie!" Eren exclaimed embracing the short blonde

"Nice to see you too Eren," Annie said pushing him off her "Hitch? section leader Rico? What are you two doing here?"

"Saving you stupid" Hitch said as she grabbed Annie's hand in a rough shake

"Quickly we need to ge.." Rico began but stopped as an intercom came on "attention all personnel, intruder alert in the mess hall. All hands report and secure the prisoners. I repeat intruder alert"

"The mess hall!" Hitch said, "that must be Armin and Hannes!"

"Armin's here!?" Annie said her eyes shooting to Rico "why the hell is he here!?"

"This was all his idea, he made a deal with an informant to find where you two were," Rico said "come on we need to go provide back up"

With that Rico, Hitch, Eren and Annie made their way to the mess hall

Gasping Armin blocked a cut from one of the Titans on his right leaving him open to a slash from the one on the left. At his back Armin sensed Hannes struggling with the same problem. Suddenly the crowd of titans separated making a bigger circle around the two islanders, giving a clear line to the armored and colossal titan.

Standing together Armin and Hannes faced the two titan warriors, "so you were dumb enough to come here" the armored titan said

"We've come for our friend," Hannes said pointing his blade at the titan "hand her over before this gets really ugly"

"Are you stupid old man?" the colossal titan said "you can't possibly hope to kill us all"

"I don't have to," Hannes said "if I kill you two, then all of your lackeys will scatter"

Sharing a worried glance the two titans knew the old man was right, shaking his head the armored titan yelled out "you can't possibly hope to kill us! We hold the power of our fathers, of our father's fathers" raising his arms he got the crowd of titans to chant "Marley!"

"go deo!" the crowd called back

"Mic Marley!" the colossal titan called as he and the armored titan advanced

"Go deo!" the crowd shouted getting louder

"iníonacha Marley!" the armored titan called as he hit the hilt of his blade into the armor on his chest

"Go deo!" the crowd yelled even louder as they began to stomp their feet in rhythm

"biotáille Marley!" the colossal titan called raising his blade in the air

"Go deo!" the crowd responded raising their blades in the air

"Marley go deo!" the armored titan called raising his arms toward the crowd

"Marley go deo! Marley go deo! Marley go deo! Marley go deo! Marley go deo!"

The crowd riled up the armored and colossal titans charged at Armin and Hannes

As Eren followed behind Rico and Hitch he caught a quick glance at Annie her hair was messy and the skin on her arms burned, her shirt was torn and burnt in several places exposing more scars. Glancing higher Eren was reminded how strong of a woman she was, in her eyes Eren could see a burning rage building. Charging after the two girls she gripped the blade tight in her right hand her left flexing opened and closed in anticipation.

Stopping suddenly Annie held her hand up for the other three to be silent, through the silence of the halls there came a cry, a battle cry Annie knew well 'Marley go deo!' the sound to the war cry echoed around the halls filling Annie with an unmistakable fear, yet she pushed on. Taking the lead Annie charged forward following the chant and ignoring the pleas of her rescuers. Entering into the mess hall Annie was greeted by the sight of Armin and Hannes trapped in a circle of titans with the armored and colossal titans squaring off. Charging past the onlookers she shouted, "stop!"

Catching the attention of all the titans Annie stared straight at Armin, his eyes showed a plethora of emotion, fear, sorrow, jow, but strangely enough they showed rage. Moving to Armin she was suddenly cut off by the colossal titan cutting her off stepping between her and Armin. From behind Annie felt a hand, turning she saw Hitch give a slight nod, from behind the colossal titan Armin pulled a knife from behind his jacket giving Annie a quick nod and a smile.

Charging forward Annie heard the clang of steel as her knife made contact with the colossal titans who instantly ducked under a downward swipe from Hitch. Rolling backward the colossal titan caught Armins blade on his striking Armin in the jaw with his free hand. Charging forward Hitch went for a stab was redirected to the right landing hard on her knee. Where the colossal titan took an advantage slashing her across the right of her stomach causing her to double over in pain.

From both sides, Armin and Annie charged at the giant Armin going low while Annie went high, as Annie's blade made contact with the Titans she looked across as the colossal titan kicked Armin in the knee sending him sprawling back. Furious Annie pulled back and put herself between Armin and the titan, holding her blade in two hands Annie prepared for the next attack. As the colossal titan swung Annie caught the blade on her pushing the behemoth back, as the colossal titan stumbled back Annie charged forward. Realizing too late Annie saw the titan sid step her leaving her fall before Annie made contact with the hard stone floors she suddenly felt a crack on the back of her head before everything went dark.

On the other side of the circle Eren, Hannes, and Rico dueled with the massively armored titan, none of their cuts making it through his hard armor. As Eren charged from one side Rico and Hannes came from the other slashing at the titan and jumping back before the titan had time to strike them. As Eren charged forward at the gigantic man he suddenly felt his blade make contact, looking down Eren's heart sank as he saw the blade protruding from the other side of the titan's jacket. Feeling a sharp kick to his side Eren fell onto the floor, watching in horror as the titan spun around and clipped Rico across both of her legs making her scream out as she fell back, her legs no longer supporting her.

Letting out a cry Eren jumped up catching the titan around the arm and neck dragging him down, quick as usual the armored titan fliped Eren over onto his back. Using all his strength Eren wrapped his legs around the titan's neck and shoulder pulling at his arm. With no way out of the chokehold the armored titan began to pull at Eren's leg, only making him pull harder, as he did Eren suddenly heard a loud snap and the armored titan scream his shoulder popping out of its socket leaving it limp, still Eren continued to pull determined to rip the titans arm off.

"Let him go or I'll gut the old man!"

Looking up Erens breath caught in his throat as he saw the colossal titan holding Hannes in a choke hold a knife pressed to the old man's neck, "I said let him go or the old man gets slit open!" the colossal titan demanded

"Don't do it, kill that son of a bitch!" Hannes demanded "save your friends! Get them out of here! Get them home!"

"Hannes no!" Armin called as he stumbled to his feet his leg still throbbing from where the colossal titans kick made contact "Eren please!"

Glancing down at the nearly defeated titan Eren held onto, Eren quickly snapped his eyes up to Hannes his eyes demanding action, exhaling Eren said "I'm sorry Hannes" as he let go of the titan

"Smart move," the colossal titan said, suddenly lifting his knife into the air he plunged it into Hannes's chest, yanking it out quickly dropping the old man into a pile at his feet

"Noooo!" Eren and Armin called out the light slowly faded from the old eyes

"You bastard" Eren roared as he charged at the towering titan behind him Armin charged forward as well, striking high Eren caught the titan's blade on his own as Armin slid under the swing he slashed at the titan's legs drawing blood. Leaping back Eren and Armin were now on opposite sides of the titan circling. Eren charged forward swinging a high cut at his shoulder making contact with his back as Armin blade met the titan's leg. Swinging wide the titan knocked Armin down sending his blade flying across the circle, charging forward Eren aimed his blade at the Titans back. Swinging around the colossal caught Erens arm holding it high as he prepared a downward cut, suddenly reeling back the Titan dropped Eren as Armin stabbed the small concealed knife into the inside knee of the titan. Rolling away Eren came to his feet in time to see the colossal titan lift Armin off the floor by his neck, holding the boy high off the ground Armin struggled against the grip gasping as Eren tackled the titan dropping all three of them. Thinking quick Armin produced the knife in his boot, as Eren grappled with the massive titan who now held Eren down Armin jump up and sunk the Titans own blade into his back making the titan howl out in pain before falling to the side his side heaving.

As Armin moved to Eren he suddenly felt weightless as he was flung across the circle by the now fixed armored titan, as the titan advanced on Eren Armin slowly crawled towards them as the titan lifted the blade to kill Eren. Suddenly out of nowhere a blade came flying and stuck deep into the armored titan shoulder between the plates. All of a sudden the room was filled with new people in green cloaks with wings on them. As these new figures streamed into the hall the Titans began to scramble some making it out while others were engaged in combat.

Slowly Armin crawled to where Annie lay, pulling himself forward hand over hand he finally made it to Annie's prone figure he pulled her close crying as her eyes remained closed "Annie…. Annie, please wake up!" Armin sobbed as the green cloaks circled around him before he fell unconscious still holding Annie close.

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